First inhabited by Chumash (Native American tribe) Indians, in the late 19th century, the area became an agricultural center whose main produce was lemons. Most of the agricultural land gave way to develoment beginning with the arrival of Rocketdyne Jet Propulsion Laboratories in the 1950s and currently its makeup is comprised of residential areas along with many technology, service and light industries based in the city.
There are 36,421 households out of which 42.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% are married couples living together, 10.7% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 20.5% are non-families. 14.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.04 and the average family size is 3.33.
In the city the population is spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $70,370, and the median income for a family is $75,140. Males have a median income of $51,003 versus $35,237 for females. The per capita income for the city is $26,586. 5.8% of the population and 3.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.2% are under the age of 18 and 7.2% are 65 or older.
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